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Crews battle house fire in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Chesapeake fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in the 400 block of Vespasian Circle in the Ravenna neighborhood off Mount Pleasant Road. Firefighters responded to the area around 7:34 a.m. after receiving reports of a residential fire, according to Chesapeake's emergency dispatch. Stay with WAVY.com and Wavy News 10 on air for more information as it becomes ...
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Car crashes through Virginia parade in the US
USA . Between 50-60 injuries were reported. Witnesses say an elderly man was behind the wheel when the car accelerated and struck the crowd. He claims he has no memory of it. Police are investigating whether he suffered a medical problem. It occurred at the annual Trail Days festival held in Damascus near the Tennessee state line. A young eyewitness described the moment the car hit the ...
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Up to 60 people injured after elderly driver ploughs into Virginia parade
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain ...
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60 Injured after Car Hits Crowd at Virginia Parade
Washington, May 19 (BNA) - Up to 60 people were hurt when a car hit a crowd during a parade in the US state of Virginia, officials say. More than 10 people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition from the small town of Damascus, according to the (BBC). The crash happened during an annual festival celebrating the Appalachian Trail. US media reports suggest the driver may have had a ...
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At least 50 injured when car drives into crowd at Virginia parade
DAMASCUS, Va. - About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.It happened about 2:10 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, near the Tennessee state line about a half-hour ...
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Jackson wins GOP Lt. Gov. nomination Obenshain gets A.G. nod
Mark Obenshain won the nomination for attorney general at the state party convention Saturday. Jackson won the nomination in the fourth round of balloting after Northern Virginia businessman Pete Synder conceded the race. Jackson lead the field in every round of voting. The field was whittled down from seven candidates for lieutenant governor to two over the course of a long day, that included ...
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Injured man dragged about 4 miles down road after high-speed accident in James City County
A major vehicle accident Saturday in James City County, attributed to racing on a street, caused three people to be hospitalized. It also caused the closure of westbound Richmond Road in the 8900 block for several hours in order to investigate.According to Maj. Steve Rubino, James City County Police responded at 2:54 p.m. to the accident ...
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Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli becomes states GOP gubernatorial nominee
Republican nominee for Governor, Ken Cuccinelli, right, is joined onstage with the other members of the ticket, E. W. Jackson, left, his wife, Theadora, second from right, Attorney General candidate, Mark Obenshain, and his wife, Suzanne, center, and Tiero Cuccinelli, second from right, at teh end of the Virginia Republican convention in Richmond, Va., Saturday, May 18, ...
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Labor Union Report 43 Killed on the Job in West Virginia in 2011
A new labor union report says 43 workers were killed on the job in 2011 in West Virginia, down from 95 the previous year that included a mine blast that killed 29. According to the report by the AFL-CIO, there were 4,693 workplace deaths nationwide in 2011, down by only three from the year earlier. The report also notes that more than 3.8 million workers across all industries experienced ...
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Masked men break into Chesapeake home
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) - Police are investigating a home invasion in Chesapeake where two masked men broke into a house on Higgins Street around 4 ...
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Officer indicted on new felony charge
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - Newport News police officer Christopher Roush was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a new felony charge of indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15 and other misdemeanors. Roush, 41, also faces five counts of misdemeanor obscene sexual display and seven counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure. Roush was arrested Saturday and released on bond. He remains on ...
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Newport News Police Officer Christopher Roush indicted by Newport News grand jury
Newport News Police Officer Christopher E. Roush was indicted by the Newport News grand jury on Saturday for one count of felony indecent liberties with a child under the age of 15, five counts of misdemeanor obscene sexual display, and seven counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure, according to Newport News Police spokesman Harold Eley. Roush was arrested at the magistrates office at 4:00 p.m. ...
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Hampton gets new system for marriage applications Crime Notebook
Hampton 's clerk of circuit court, Linda Batchelor Smith, was at a clerk's conference last summer, she learned about a new system for accepting marriage license applications.A clerk from another jurisdiction "was just praising the system" to the hilt, she said.That is, instead of being handed a paper form to fill out — with a court clerk having to then manually type ...
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Car drives into Virginia parade injuring almost 60
Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in Damascus, Va., Saturday, May 18, 2013. Witnesses said the car drove into a crowd at the parade and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn’t immediately ...
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Longshot Oxbow takes the Preakness dashing hopes of a Triple Crown
Triple Crown . He’s won nine Triple Crown races, three in each leg. It was the sixth Preakness victory for 77-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, second ...
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Traffic backups on both I-64 and I-664 in Hampton
Virginia Department of Transportation . Traffic backups are approximately 3.3 miles. On I-664 at mile marker 3 in the City of Hampton, motorists can expect potential delays due to a vehicle accident. The north left shoulder, left lane and center lane are ...
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Republican cites IRS scandal in close Virginia governors race
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia Republicans on Saturday formally nominated Ken Cuccinelli for governor in the nation's marquee 2013 political race, and the conservative attorney general wasted no time reminding voters of the scandals facing President Barack ...
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State Sen. Mark Obenshain nominated for Virginia attorney general by GOP
State Sen. Mark Obenshain has won the Republican nomination for attorney general in Virginia 35 years after his father won the party's U.S. Senate nomination. Obenshain was nominated by acclamation on a voice vote after his rival, Del. Rob Bell, conceded defeat after the first ballot at the Virginia Republican Convention on Saturday. Obenshain's father, Richard Obenshain, won the ...
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3 arrested for bringing phone to inmate
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - Three people were arrested and charged with smuggling contraband into Newport News City jail after an inmate was found with a cell phone. A spokeswoman for the Newport News Sheriff's office told WAVY.com deputies received a tip on May 15 which led to the arrests. A food service worker, Samuel A. Frazier, 40, and Britany T. Stewart, 22, were charged with providing ...
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Work on I-264 east cancelled due to weather conditions
Elizabeth River Tunnels work crews have cancelled traffic loop sensor installation on Interstate 264 for the remainder of the weekend due to weather conditions. All lanes of I-264 east are open. Remaining work will be rescheduled to a later ...
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Virginia Unemployment Rate Lowest In More Than 4 Years
Virginia's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 5.2 percent -- the lowest it has been in 4 1/2 years. The jobless rate dropped from the 5.3 percent rate in March and the 5.9 percent rate in April 2012, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday. "It was a small drop, but still moving in the right direction," said Ann Lang, senior economist for the commission. The ...
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Army investigates paratroopers death
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The Army is investigating the death of a 23-year-old paratrooper at Fort Bragg. Officials say 1st Lt. Paul Demeo of Derry, N.H., died Tuesday at Womack Army Medical Center on base. Army officials are investigating the circumstances of his death, and aren't releasing any additional information. Demeo was a platoon leader assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 505th ...
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North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles Says The South
After a relatively calm few weeks, North Korea fired three short-range missiles Saturday, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said. NPR's Louisa Lim reports that North Korea fired the missiles in defiance of international sanctions. She filed this report for our Newscast ...
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264 Loop Sensor installation canceled
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The installation of traffic loop sensors on I-264 east at the Downtown tunnel has been canceled due to the weather. According to a press release from Elizabeth River Tunnels, crews were hoping to resume work around 5 p.m. but had to cancel this weekend's work because of the wet conditions. All lanes on I-264 eastbound at the Downtown tunnel will remain open ...
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Drones begin touch and go carrier Ops
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - The Navy's drone aircraft, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (USCAS-D), began touch and go landing operations aboard the USS George H.W. Bush Friday. According to a press release from from the Navy, the touch and go operations represent the most significant step in the maturation of Unmanned Carrier Aviation. The Navy says the ship relative ...
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Virginia Beach to be linked to Norfolk with light rail
Virginia Beach may soon have a light rail link to Norfolk, which, along with Virginia Beach itself, is part of the commercial heart of the state. A light rail link between the two cities would have major benefits for commuters and local business, boosting the travel and tourism sector through increased accessibility.
Ever since The Tide, Norfolk’s light rail transit system, was first considered for construction in 1999, the possibility, or indeed the plan, of linking it to Virginia Beach has been talked of as well. The two cities are integral to one another as major commercial and tourism hubs and their joint development in a major state priority. Read more
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